The following
are some amazing holes
Kimberley Big Hole – South Africa
Apparently the largest ever hand-dug excavation in the world,
this 1097 meter deep mine yielded over 3 tons of diamonds before
being closed in 1914.
The amount of earth
removed by workers is estimated to total 22.5 million tons.
Glory Hole - Monticello Dam
A glory hole is used when
a dam is at full capacity and water needs to be drained from the
reservoir.
This is the glory hole belonging to
Monticello Dam in California and it's the largest in the
world, its size enabling it to consume 14,400 cubic feet of
water every second.
If you were to jump in for some reason,
your slightly damp body would shoot out near the bottom of
the dam.
Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah
This is supposedly the largest man-made excavation on
earth. Extraction began in 1863 and still continues
today, the pit increasing in size constantly... in its
current state the hole is 3/4 mile deep and 2.5 miles
wide.
Great Blue Hole , Belize
Situated 60 miles off the mainland of Belize is this
incredible, geographical phenomenon known as a blue
hole. There are numerous blue holes around the world but
none as stunning as this one.
At surface level the near perfectly circular hole is 1/4
mile wide, the depth in the middle reaching 145 meters.
Obviously the hole is a huge hit with divers.
Mirny Diamond Mine ,
Serbia
Most people have seen this one. It's an absolute
beast and holds the title of largest open diamond
mine in the world at 525 meters deep with a top
diameter of 1200 meters. There's even a no-fly zone
above the hole due to a few helicopters being sucked
in.
The red arrow in the second photo is pointing to a
huge truck.
Diavik Mine, Canada
This incredible mine can be found 300km
northeast of Yellowknife in Canada ..
The mine is so huge and the area so remote
that it even has its own airport with a
runway large enough to accommodate a Boeing
737.
It looks equally as cool
when the surrounding water is frozen. This is
when the ice-road truckers bring supplies.
Sinkhole , Guatemala
A sinkhole is caused when water (usually
rainwater or sewage) is soaked up by the earth
on a large scale, resulting in the ground
collapsing.
These photos are of a sinkhole which occurred
early this year in Guatemala. The hole
swallowed a dozen homes and killing at least 3
people.
Officials blamed the monster of a hole on a
ruptured sewage pipe.
Now, two of the biggest holes...
THESE
ARE CALLED ASS-HOLES.
They are both capable of soaking up more of your
tax dollars than any of the previous holes.
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